Marvel has released the highly-anticipated first trailer for the Joss Whedon-directed "The Avengers," uniting Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Sam Jackson, Chris Hemsworth and more as the Earth's Mightiest Heroes.

Dark Horse has released solicitation information and images for items shipping in December, 2011, including the debut of Guillero del Toro's "The Strain," "Buffy Season 9," "Angel & Faith," "The Goon" and more!

Filming began this morning in Cleveland on a battle scene for Joss Whedon's "The Avengers," a sequence marked by gunfire, smoke and screaming extras. SPINOFF has video plus photos of the debris-strewn street.

Dark Horse has provided CBR with 3 new, exclusive pages from "Angel and Faith" #1! Written by Christos Gage with art by Rebekah Isaacs and produced by Joss Whedon, the series launches August 31. UPDATED

Andrew Chambliss spoke with CBR about making the jump from writing Joss Whedon's "Dollhouse" for television to penning the "Dollhouse: Epitaphs" comic and what fans can expect from the Dark Horse miniseries.

In a special wrap up interview exploring six years of Joss Whedon's vampire hero in comics, IDW EiC Chris Ryall discusses the publisher bringing "Angel" back, the story behind "After The Fall" and the role of canonicity.

In one of the more bizarre stories of the week, actor Samuel L. Jackson's shooting script for "The Avengers" has been stolen and attempts have been made by an anonymous source to sell it to the highest bidder.

Marvel officially announces the start of shooting for the Joss Whedon helmed "Avengers" with a teaser photo from the set and confirmation of Tom Hiddleston reprising his "Thor" role of Loki in the ensemble film.

Ohio's governor announced this afternoon that the state film office has reached a deal with Marvel to shoot part of "The Avengers" in Cleveland after the project was withdrawn from Michigan. SPINOFF has details.

CBR caught up with "Dollhouse: Epitaphs'" Jed Whedon and Maurissa Tancharoen for a quick chat about the Dark Horse one-shot shipping in March and what readers will and won't see in the forthcoming miniseries.

CBR News spoke with series artist Georges Jeanty about illustrating the "Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 8" finale, from thumbnails to pencils and working with inker Andy Owens and colorist Michelle Madsen.

The reports have hit that the "How I Met Your Mother" star is in final negotiations to play Samuel L. Jackson's right hand woman in Joss Whedon's incoming "Avengers" film which begins filming in spring.

Editor Scott Allie returns to CBR for an inside look at the final issues of Joss Whedon's "Buffy The Vampire Slayer: Season 8" as the cast deals with recent deaths, fights Slayer uprisings and prepares for "Season 9."

Greg McElhatton gives the final issue of "Buffy Season 8" by Joss Whedon and Georges Jeanty three and a half stars, praising the finale for the "recriminations, second-guessing, and glances ahead on what's to come."